Job Training Programs: Why Bother?

[tdavis]

The stimulus package was supposed to get people working—in the short- and long-run alike. But based on unemployment figures released last week, the stimulus bill seems to be a lot less stimulating in the real world than it was when drawn up on paper. Has the money been poorly misspent? In terms of job training, that seems like the case. Everyone loves the idea of helping laid-off workers get new skills for new careers, but it turns out that job training programs have been largely ineffectual in helping laid-off workers find jobs.



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[Nay]

1. You can train all you want, but if there are no jobs for grads, it is a

useless enterprise. The jobs have to come first. And they have to STAY in the U.S. Then we can think about training.

[lapfog_1]

2. What would anyone "train" for???

health care? trucking? corrections officer? What?